A/HRC/37/50/Add.2 unquestioning disciples of Fetullah Gülen. They were ordered to stay hidden and to infiltrate state institutions. To achieve their main goal of capturing the state, the members of FETÖ eschewed all legal and ethical norms. They bribed, blackmailed, fabricated documents, tagged and wiretapped people and orchestrated sham trials against anybody who could stand on their way. Laundering enormous sums of money, arranging illegal transfers of funds, as well as other financial crimes became business as usual. 9. Accordingly, the references to the said terrorist organization in the Report as “Gülenist movement” (Paragraph 24, Paragraph 59 and Paragraph 95) should be corrected as FETÖ/PDY (Fetullahist Terrorist Organization/Parallel State Structure). For perusal and reference, an Information Note on the said terrorist organization is also attached to this Addendum. Terrorist Organization PKK: 10. The Government further would like to underline that PKK is a vicious terrorist organization, which is included in the lists of terrorist entities of the EU as well as USA and many other countries in the democratic world. For decades, Turkey has been countering PKK terrorism which claimed thousands of lives of innocent people and violated the fundamental rights and freedoms of people; first and foremost, the right to life. Accordingly, the fact that PKK is a terrorist organization should have been duly alluded and taken into account in the Report (Paragraph 30). General Remarks on the Report: 11. As acknowledged in the Report, Turkey’s institutions, constitution and legislation provide sufficient institutional and legislative safeguards against torture and ill-treatment. Respect to human dignity constitutes one of the foundations of the Turkish democracy. 12. While emphasizing the serious nature of the security challenges that Turkey faces in recent years, the Report cites unsubstantiated, generic and vague claims. Many comments and generic conclusions cited in the Report are built on the claims of a limited number of persons interviewed and flow of information from unknown sources whose reliability could well-be questioned and some of them are apparently members of terrorist organizations. 13. The Government wishes to underline that, although the Rapporteur was given access to all locations where people are deprived of liberty throughout Turkey and was able to conduct confidential interviews with detainees of his choosing, no physical signs were reported consistent with allegations of ill-treatment cited in the Report. 14. Certain vague allegations, unsubstantiated claims and anonymous statements cited in the Report remain unaddressed in this Addendum only due to lack of their clarity and it should not in any way be commented as that such allegations are accepted. 15. The Government further would like to inform that the Recommendations in the Report will be duly examined by the relevant Turkish authorities and those Recommendations based on objective and impartial assessments will be taken into consideration and implemented where necessary. 16. The Government would also like to recall that Turkey is party to both the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment since 1988 and to the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment since 1989. Turkey also has a constructive cooperation with their respective international monitoring organs namely UN Committee Against Torture and European Committee For the Prevention of Torture. 3